Did Student Loans Make College More Expensive?
The easy version says loans caused expensive college. The evidence says something more specific — and more useful: schools capture aid where buyers stop comparing prices.
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School funding, student loans and college prices — who pays, who benefits, and what families do when they have a choice.
The easy version says loans caused expensive college. The evidence says something more specific — and more useful: schools capture aid where buyers stop comparing prices.
California already pays schools per student — with a lag for districts and a catch for wealthy ones. We compared LAUSD, Irvine, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica-Malibu and three charter networks.